Length units and how they relate
The inch is defined as exactly 25.4 mm, the foot as exactly 0.3048 m and the mile as exactly 1,609.344 m (international agreement of 1959). The nautical mile is exactly 1,852 m.
| Unit | Symbol | Equals in millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 millimeter | mm | 1 mm |
| 1 centimeter | cm | 10 mm |
| 1 meter | m | 1,000 mm |
| 1 kilometer | km | 1,000,000 mm |
| 1 inch | in | 25.4 mm |
| 1 foot | ft | 304.8 mm |
| 1 yard | yd | 914.4 mm |
| 1 mile | mi | 1,609,344 mm |
| 1 nautical mile | nmi | 1,852,000 mm |
| 1 micrometer | µm | 0.001 mm |